A story about Rama Namam

A  guru was teaching Vishnu Sahasra naamam to a group of young boys.

 Guru chanted the slokam : “Sri Raama Raama Raamethi Rame Raame Manorame
Sahasranaama Tathulyam Raama Naama Varaanane “

 Then he told the boys:  "if you chant Raama naamam  3 times, it is
equivalent to chanting the whole Vishnu Sahasranaamam or chanting
Lord's Naamam 1000 times.

 One of the boys could  not agree with the teacher  He  questioned the
teacher " Guro, how can 3 times=1000 times? I do not get the logic.
How 3 naamams =1000 naamams?

 The smart Guru, a great devotee of Lord Raama spontaneously explained:

 “Lord Shiva says that the name of Lord Rama is the sweetest of all
the words & chanting this name would be equivalent to chanting the
whole Vishnu Sahasranama or thousand names of Vishnu”.

Here is the interesting calculation to prove that 3 times chanting of
Rama naamam = 1000 times chanting or chanting the whole Vishnu Sahasra
naamam.


Take the name Rama. It has two Sanskrit letters RA & MA

     RA    (2nd consonant in Sanskrit : ya, ra, la, va, sa and sha)

     MA    (5th consonant in Pa, Pha, Ba, Bha, MA)
          Substitute the value of RA  & MA as 2 & 5 to make RAMA :  2 X 5= 10

          So  Rama Rama Rama   = in nos: 2x5 x 2x5 x2x5 = 10x10x10 = 1000.

          Three times chanting Rama naamam is equivalent to chanting
it 1000 times.


The boy was happy with the answer and started learning Vishun
Sahasranaamam with full concentration and devotion. Let us thank the
naughty boy and spread this to many friends for their information and
chanting Rama Namam at least “3” (1000) times both morning and evening
atleast.